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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Night and Outside the Town Wall.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Wagner's relationship with Faust?
(a) He is Faust's cousin.
(b) He is Faust's student.
(c) He is Faust's nephew.
(d) He is Faust's caretaker.

2. What is Faust's method of suicide when he contemplates ending his life?
(a) Gunshot to the head.
(b) Self-immolation.
(c) Dagger to the heart.
(d) Poison.

3. What does the clown profess to wanting for this play during "Prelude on the Stage"?
(a) He wants to play the lead.
(b) He wants to entertain the audience.
(c) He wants to create a grand piece of art.
(d) He wants to be seen by the director of a better theater.

4. What is the poet's goal in the beginning of this play?
(a) A scathing look at society.
(b) A story of redemption for a time without hope.
(c) A true artistic statement.
(d) Fame.

5. Who wrote the section "Dedication"?
(a) Shakespeare.
(b) Goethe.
(c) Johnson.
(d) Marlow.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Faust decide to turn to magic use?

2. In what time does "Prelude on the Stage" take place?

3. What is Faust heavily doubting in "Night"?

4. Why does Mephistopheles come to God in the "Prologue in Heaven"?

5. For what are the archangels praising God in the beginning of the play?

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